Wider Circle, a nationwide community-powered health organization, announced a new partnership with CalOptima Health to improve outcomes for dual-eligible Medicare-Medicaid members in California. Supported by a grant from the California […]

Georgia has fined 11 health insurers for violations of the state’s mental health parity laws, issuing penalties totaling nearly $25 million. The fines, announced January 12, 2026, followed market conduct […]

Spring Health, a global mental health platform for employers and health plans, announced an agreement to acquire Alma, a membership-based platform that helps independent mental health professionals accept insurance. Financial […]

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced the launch of the Children and Families Specialty Plan (CFSP), a statewide health plan to ensure access to comprehensive physical […]

Negotiated reimbursement rates vary substantially across all American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Levels of Care for facility-based services—even after standardizing codes and removing outliers, according to a recent analysis […]

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) extended five of its six Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) contracts for the Healthy Louisiana program through December 31, 2026, at a cost of […]

During the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP), more than 22.8 million consumers signed up for health insurance coverage since November 1, 2025, according to a January 12, 2026, announcement […]

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the New York State Psychiatric Association sued New York-based health insurer EmblemHealth Inc. and EmblemHealth Plan, Inc. over its inaccurate directory of in-network mental […]

Idaho Medicaid cut selected behavioral health services for people with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) as part of an effort to help the state avoid a budget deficit. The […]